Install Guide

Upgrade firmware through BMC

This section describes the steps to take to upgrade the VEP4600’s firmware remotely from a Linux or Windows server.

Topics:

• Check the existing firmware version

• Configure BMC management address in BIOS

• Configure BMC management address on BMC console

• Run the Unified Firmware Updater from a Linux server

Check the existing firmware version

To check the current VEP4600 firmware versions when an Operating system is installed:

a. To find the CPLD and BIOS versions:

From the CPU mgmt console:

● ESXi is installed: scroll up to last boot output to see BIOS and CPLD versions

● DiagOS installed: log in and type updatetool -D ALL -V

b. To find the BMC version:

From BMC mgmt console: type ipmitool -I lanplus -H 127.0.0.1 -U admin -P admin mc info

~ # ipmitool -I lanplus -H 127.0.0.1 -U admin -P admin mc info

Device ID : 32

Device Revision : 1

Firmware Revision : 2.00

IPMI Version : 2.0

Manufacturer ID : 12290

Manufacturer Name : Unknown (0x3002)

Product ID : 1147 (0x047b)

Product Name : Unknown (0x47B)

Device Available : yes

Provides Device SDRs : no

Configure BMC management address in BIOS

To run the Unified Firmware Updater remotely, a BMC management address must be configured. This can be done through

booting into the BIOS or from the BMC console.

1. From the BMC console window, run the following commands to boot into the BIOS:

ipmitool -I lanplus -H 127.0.0.1 -U admin -P admin chassis bootparam set bootflag

force_bios

ipmitool -I lanplus -H 127.0.0.1 -U admin -P admin power reset

2. In the BIOS, tab to Server Mgmt menu, then move cursor down to BMC network configuration.

Select BMC network configuration

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